$2,090Sale Price|24% Off
H 22.38 in W 25 in
Wolfgang Pogzeba 1978 Acoma Pueblo Gouache Painting, New Mexico Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
This original 1978 gouache on paper by celebrated artist Wolfgang Pogzeba (1936–1982) captures the
Gouache
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H 25.75 in W 29.5 in D 1.75 in
Figures at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico - Southwestern 20th Century Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
This captivating original oil painting by Wolfgang Pogzeba (1936–1982) features Native American
Oil
$2,860 / item
H 29.93 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Ethnic Straw Armchair by +55design Brazilian Design with Indigenous Craft
By Neca Abrantes
Located in Jardim America, SP
This rotating armchair by Neca Abrantes is a striking fusion of contemporary Brazilian design and indigenous handcrafted traditions. Known for her deep passion for native craftsmansh...
Straw
$3,800
H 24 in W 18 in D 1 in
Early 20th Century Figurative -- The Paper Boy and His Comics
By Louise Miller Clark
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful 1940s figurative of paper boy reading the comics by Louise Miller Clark (American, 20th Century). Signed "Louise Miller" lower right. Unframed. Image size, 24"H x 18"W. ...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$1,760Sale Price|20% Off
H 37.75 in W 30 in D 2 in
"The Bridge over the Seine Near Argenteuil" Oil Reproduction after Claude Monet
By (after) Claude Monet
Located in Pasadena, CA
This framed reproduction of Claude Monet's immensely popular painting, “The Bridge Over The Seine Near Argenteuil,” comes with a certificate of authenticity on the back and is number...
Ink, Oil
$224Sale Price|84% Off
H 24 in W 36 in D 1 in
Parisian Street Scene Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed Burnett
By Caroline Burnett
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful oil on canvas painting of a Parisian street scene. This painting perfectly depicts life in the "City of Lights" with its restaurants, busy streets, cafes and wonderful ar...
Canvas, Paint
Sedona Red Rocks, Southwestern Desert Landscape
By Kenneth Lucas
Located in Soquel, CA
Sweeping vertical desert landscape with a calm river in the foreground and the gorgeous formations of Sedona red rocks towering above in the distance, by California artist Ken Lucas ...
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
$3,600
H 30 in Dm 55.3 in
Redwoods Study II - large format observation panorama of green redwoods forest
By Erik Pawassar
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large scale photograph of lush emerald green nature biotope, a highly detailed observation of the natural beauty of Northern California's coastal redwood forest Redwoods Study II ...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$3,250
H 49.58 in W 33.25 in D 1.5 in
1980s Autumn Harvest, Original Semi-Abstract Landscape Oil Painting with Figures
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
This original oil painting, titled Autumn Harvest by Edward Marecak (1919-1993), was created in 1987. It features a stunning autumnal landscape, with seven women actively engaged in ...
Oil
Modernist Landscape with a Hop Scotch Board
By Karl Fortress
Located in Buffalo, NY
A modernist oil painting by New York modernist Karl Fortress (1907-1993). The painting has provenance from the Cornell Art Museum. In excellent original condition. Signed lower le...
Canvas, Oil
Morning Sunrise, Mid Century Laguna Hills Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid century plein air figural landscape of Laguna Niguel, California by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). The morning sun glistens on the mountain tops and surrou...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Fairgoers in front of roulottes
By Celso Lagar
Located in Madrid, ES
CELSO LAGAR Spanish, 1891 - 1966 FAIRGOERS IN FRONT OF ROULOTTES signed "Lagar" (lower right) oil on canvas 18-1/4 x 15 inches (46 x 38 cm.) framed: 29-1/4 x 26 inches (74 x 66 cm.) ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,800 / set
H 21.25 in W 26.75 in D 1 in
Two architectural engravings from Vitruvius Britannicus by Colen Campbell, 1725
By Colen Campbell
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Two copperplate architectural engravings of elevations and plans of English Neoclassic country houses from Volume III of Colen Campbell's "Vitruvius Britannicus". Archival mounted an...
Paper
$9,500
H 31.5 in W 37.5 in D 1.75 in
1942 Martyl Schweig “Victor, Colorado” Ghost Town Landscape Oil Painting
By Martyl Suzanne Schweig Langsdorf
Located in Denver, CO
This original 1942 oil painting, titled “Victor, Colorado,” is a vivid and historically important landscape by acclaimed American artist Martyl Suzanne Schweig (1918–2013). Painted e...
Masonite, Oil
$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
H 27 in W 30.75 in D 2 in
Wells Fargo Express, Gold Country -- Columbia, California
By Cecil F. Chamberlin
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming oil painting of the Wells Fargo Express Office building in the gold country town of Columbia State Historic Park in Columbia, California by Cecil F. Chamberlin (American, 18...
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
$5,500
H 39.75 in W 32.25 in
Large Modernist Oil Painting 1940s, Judaica Hasidic Shtetl Wagon Driver WPA Era
By Emanuel Glicenstein Romano
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Landscape with figure of horse, driver and wagon Medium: Oil Surface: wood Board Hand signed lower middle E.Romano EMANUEL ROMANO Rome, Italy, b. 1897, d. 19...
Oil, Board
Along the Path - Figurative Landscape
By Carol H. Kelly
Located in Soquel, CA
Along the path on a walk, a vivid impressionist oil painting by Carol H. Kelly (American, 20th Century). Signed "C.H. Kelly" and dated "70" lower right. Unframed. Image size, 18.5"H ...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$920Sale Price|20% Off
H 13 in W 21 in D 1 in
Early 20th Century Bay Area California Landscape with Bridge
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful early 20th century Bay Area landscape attributed to California artist Florence Bugbee Banham (American, 1856-1934). This small scale horizontal landscape depicts a peaceful...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Figurative art, as opposed to abstract art, retains features from the observable world in its representational depictions of subject matter. Most commonly, figurative paintings reference and explore the human body, but they can also include landscapes, architecture, plants and animals — all portrayed with realism.
While the oldest figurative art dates back tens of thousands of years to cave wall paintings, figurative works made from observation became especially prominent in the early Renaissance. Artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance masters created naturalistic representations of their subjects.
Pablo Picasso is lauded for laying the foundation for modern figurative art in the 1920s. Although abstracted, this work held a strong connection to representing people and other subjects. Other famous figurative artists include Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Figurative art in the 20th century would span such diverse genres as Expressionism, Pop art and Surrealism.
Today, a number of figural artists — such as Sedrick Huckaby, Daisy Patton and Eileen Cooper — are making art that uses the human body as its subject.
Because figurative art represents subjects from the real world, natural colors are common in these paintings. A piece of figurative art can be an exciting starting point for setting a tone and creating a color palette in a room.
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